Clothes-line.



F. OHARB ST. CLOTHES LINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 15. 1914 Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

animate c THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTO-L!THO., WASHINGTON. D. C.

described and pointed out in the claims.

To' all whom it concern ronrtriur cimnnsr, or CLOQUET, MINNESOTA.

Be 't known that I, FORTUNAT CHAREST,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Cloquet, inthe county of Cfii'ltonandf State of Minnesota, have inventedcertain'n'ew and useful Improvements l in Clothes-Lines, of which the following is a specification.

invention relatesk-to an improvement 7 in clothes lines, and the object, is to provide means whereby the line can be lowered from i the supports to position where the person hanging the clothesjcan place theclothes upon the line, and after the clothes have been secured to the line, the line may be elevated to sufiicientv height so a'svto prev,

passing beneath the line. I y

The invention conslsts ofncertain novel vent the clothes from being soiled by anyone features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully In the accompanying drawings: Figure 3 is a view in side elevation; Fig-.2 is an end .view; and Fig. 3 is'a detail sectional view thepostsare plates 2,2 whichextend above- "of the posts. I

showing the manner of mounting the carriage or movable member;

A, A represent two posts, which form the supportsfor the lines 1, 1. Mounted upon the upper ends of the,.posts,f and mounted between the plates arepulleys' 3, 3. The plates 2 extendbeyond the rearsides of the posts for forming guides efor-thecarriages,

the carriages consistingof a. block B and wheels 4, 4, each block having four wheels, which are adapted to engage the rear sides of the post 'Afand travelfthereon. Connected to each block is across bar 6, which can be of anydesiredlength, and connected to these cross bars are the .linesl, the lines extending frombne cross bar to the other :from posttopost for forming the necessary strands for supporting the clothes to be hung. A ropeorfcable, 7 is connected to each block B -and passes over ;.a pulley 3 supported byjthe plates 2. A counter-weight '8 is connectedtoeach rope or cable7 for maintaining the carriage at the upper ends Stops 9, 9 are formed on the plates at the upper'ends of the posts, which are adapted I to engage the cross bars 6 for limiting the movement of the carriage, and stops 10, 10 are provided on the plates 2:for-limiting the c downward movement of thelcarriage, The l CLOTHES-LINE.

carriages carrying the lines can be lowered 1 by simply raising the counterweights 8,.so

that the carriages, by their own weight. war carry the lines downward within the reach,

of the person desiring to place the clothes upon the lines, and after the clothes have been placed upon the line, by pulling downwardup'on the cables 7, the lines can be raisedfto the desired elevation for such a distancelas will prevent any one from comingin' contact with the clothes should they pass beneath the lines.

The weight of the lines, when the clothes have beenplaced thereon will cause the carriagesto be brought into closer contact with l the poles or posts, so that the carriages can .be held at any elevation between the stops butunder normal conditions, when the lines are not in use, the counter-weights, which are slightly heavier than the carriages, will I cause the carriages to be drawn to the upper ends of the posts, so that the lines will be out of the way and will not interfere with anyone passing between the posts.

I clalmz y 1. The combination with posts having guide plates mounted thereon, of wheeled carriages, each carnage engaging a side of the post and located between the guide plates, whereby the carriages are maintained in position, counter-weights connected to the carriages for maintaining them upon the posts, cross bars connected to the carriages iavinglines connected thereto, and stopson the guide plates engaged by the cross bars for limiting the upward and downward movement of the carriages.

-' 2. The combination with posts, of carriages m'ovably mounted thereon, means for normally maintaining the carriages at the upper ends of the posts, cross bars connected to the carriages having lines connected thereto, which lines, when articles are suspended thereon, overcome the eif ect of the means for maintaining thelines and" carriages at the upper endsjof the posts by bringing the carriages into engagement with .the posts, so that the lines and carriages may be held at any elevation. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature,

"in the presence of two witnesses.

p FORTUNAT GHAREST. Witnesses: a I

TRIMBLE DAVIS, a J. FESENBEGK.

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